William P Follansbee MD
Nuclear Cardiology, Cardiac Critical Care
Professor Emeritus, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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200 Lothrop St# WingPittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 412-647-3435
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Summary
- Dr. William Follansbee is a cardiologist at UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh, PA. He received his medical degree from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and has been in practice 43 years. He specializes in clinical cardiology, nuclear cardiology, cardiac intensive care, amyloid heart disease, heart disease in systemic disorders, and medical decision making.
Education & Training
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1979 - 1980
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1979
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1977 - 1978
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1977
- Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1974
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 1975 - 2026
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Pittsburgh Top Doctors Every selection since the first edition in 1992, most recent 2020
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 1999-2020
- The Best Doctors in America 1996-current
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Clinical Trials
- Pathogenesis of Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy by I-123 MIBG Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Confusion and Representative Restraint: An Exercise in Clinical Reasoning.Vasilii Bushunow, Andrew J. Klein, William P. Follansbee, Eliana Bonifacino
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2021-11-09 - 21 citationsPrevalence of Atrial Fibrillation and Thromboembolic Risk in Wild-Type Transthyretin Amyloid CardiomyopathySyed Bukhari, Amr F. Barakat, Yvonne S. Eisele, Ricardo Nieves, Sandeep Jain
Circulation. 2021-03-30 - Atypical Case of Epicardial Amyloid Mass without Classical Features of Myocardial Infiltration.Arun M. Iyer, Joshua Levenson, William P. Follansbee, Erik B. Schelbert, Tiffany Chen
CASE. 2020-03-30
Press Mentions
- Surviving a Bad DiagnosisSeptember 13th, 2016
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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